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enhttp://mtpr.org/feeds/term/2471/rss.xmlBlackfeet Art: Painting The Silver Screen At The Big Sky Documentary Film Festhttp://mtpr.org/post/blackfeet-art-painting-silver-screen-big-sky-documentary-film-fest
<p></p><p>The <a href="http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/" target="_blank">Big Sky Documentary Film Festival</a> kicks off Friday evening in downtown Missoula. In this year’s line-up, 20 films are listed in the "Made In Montana" category, including <a href="http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/blackfeet_art_of_the_northern_plains" target="_blank">"Blackfeet Art of the Northern Plains," </a>a short film about a 30-year-old Blackfeet artist named Lauren Monroe, Jr. Chérie Newman talks with the people behind the film.</p><p>Fri, 19 Feb 2016 07:38:41 +0000Chérie Newman45317 at http://mtpr.orgBlackfeet Art: Painting The Silver Screen At The Big Sky Documentary Film FestNew Arts Standards Proposed For Montana's Public Schoolshttp://mtpr.org/post/new-arts-standards-proposed-montanas-public-schools
<p></p><p>The state of Montana is in the process of updating arts content standards for the state’s public schools. Office of Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau has appointed a 16-member committee to consider recommendations presented to them by educators and artists from across the state.<br /><br />Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:33:00 +0000Chérie Newman41043 at http://mtpr.orgNew Arts Standards Proposed For Montana's Public SchoolsMeet The Missoula Art Museum's New Curatorhttp://mtpr.org/post/meet-missoula-art-museums-new-curator
<p>The longtime curator of the Missoula Art Museum, Stephen Glueckert has retired, and Brandon Reintjes has taken over that role. The Montana native has been at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture at the University for the last six years. I talked to him about his new role as we toured the Montana Triennial exhibit currently up at the Missoula Art Museum.</p><p>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 23:36:47 +0000Eric Whitney36868 at http://mtpr.orgMeet The Missoula Art Museum's New CuratorArt In The Woods Revitalizes A Townhttp://mtpr.org/post/art-woods-revitalizes-town
<p><br />Last weekend, a group of people from the town of Lincoln, Montana, held a celebration at <a href="http://www.sculptureinthewild.com" target="_blank">Sculpture in the Wild</a>, a park designed to celebrate their heritage with art. <a href="http://www.sculptureinthewild.com" target="_blank">Sculpture in the Wild</a> is the brainchild of <a href="http://www.dunkerleyhandmadeknives.com/" target="_blank">Rick Dunkerly</a>, a local resident and artisan knifemaker who serves as executive director for the organization.<br /><br />"The goal is to invite artists in here to create artwork that responds to environmental and industrial heritage of the Blackfoot Valley," says Dunkerly.Mon, 06 Jul 2015 03:24:28 +0000MTPR36631 at http://mtpr.orgArt In The Woods Revitalizes A TownBuckskin, Baskets, And Huckleberry Habanero: The Made-In-Montana Trade Show http://mtpr.org/post/buckskin-baskets-and-huckleberry-habanero-made-montana-trade-show
<p></p>Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:00:00 +0000Brian Kahn36012 at http://mtpr.orgBuckskin, Baskets, And Huckleberry Habanero: The Made-In-Montana Trade Show Dan Flores' View Of The Northern Rockies Artistic Tradition - Part 1http://mtpr.org/post/dan-flores-view-northern-rockies-artistic-tradition-part-1
<p></p><p>From the Wind River Range to the Canadian border, the northern Rocky Mountain West is an outsized land of stunning dimensions and emotive power. In <i>Visions of the Big Sky</i>, Dan Flores revisits the Northern Rockies artistic tradition to explore its diversity and richness. In his essays about the artists, photographers, and thematic historical imagery of the region, he blends art and cultural history with personal reflection to assess the formation of the region’s character.</p>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:04:00 +0000Chérie Newman35552 at http://mtpr.orgDan Flores' View Of The Northern Rockies Artistic Tradition - Part 1Mural Honoring Women Community Builders Unveiled At Montana Capitolhttp://mtpr.org/post/mural-honoring-women-community-builders-unveiled-montana-capitol
<p></p><p>A mural depicting the contributions of women as community builders was unveiled Wednesday at the Montana Capitol. The mural is the result legislation passed during the 2011 Montana Legislature.</p><p>Jackie Yamanaka of <a href="http://www.ypradio.org" target="_blank">Yellowstone Public Radio</a> has more from the Capitol.</p>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:54:31 +0000Jackie Yamanaka - Yellowstone Public Radio29264 at http://mtpr.orgMural Honoring Women Community Builders Unveiled At Montana CapitolThe End Of The Infinite: Amanda Browder's Fabric Arthttp://mtpr.org/post/end-infinite-amanda-browders-fabric-art
<p></p><p></p><p></p>Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:00:00 +0000Beth Anne Austein26581 at http://mtpr.orgThe End Of The Infinite: Amanda Browder's Fabric ArtTim O'Brien: How To Tell A True Storyhttp://mtpr.org/post/tim-obrien-how-tell-true-story
<p></p><p><span class="piece-description-lead">Tim O'Brien talks about his ever-popular novel <a href="http://www.factandfictionbooks.com/book/9780618706419" target="_blank">'The Things They Carried</a> and describes the difference between literal truth and story truth.</span> He also talks about writing as art and reads a passage from the book.</p>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 04:01:15 +0000Chérie Newman27188 at http://mtpr.orgTim O'Brien: How To Tell A True StoryThe Power of Art in A Changing Middle Easthttp://mtpr.org/post/power-art-changing-middle-east
<p>06/26/2014 - Film, music, and art are often the best ways to capture the will and the mood of the people in times of turmoil.&nbsp; Art sometimes has the power to move millions where politics fails. So in this program we attempt to identify some prominent artistic voices in the Middle East, North Africa, and in South Asia and evaluate their take on liberal ideals, on sectarian violence, on terrorism and how they're being received by audiences in both the Arab and Muslim communities and in the West.</p>Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:00:00 +0000Sue Ginn20757 at http://mtpr.orgThe Power of Art in A Changing Middle East